| # | Suburb | Verdict | Score | Demand | Rent | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darlinghurst Demand 10/10: Oxford Street, Victoria Street, and the William Street corridor combine high apartment density with one of Sydney's deepest evening and late-night customer bases. | GO | 70 | 10/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 2 | Newtown Demand 10/10: King Street delivers unmatched independent hospitality foot traffic with a loyal, high-frequency local demographic. | GO | 68 | 10/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 3 | Surry Hills Demand 10/10: Crown Street is one of Australia's densest premium hospitality strips — 400+ venues drawing high-income professional residents. | GO | 68 | 10/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 4 | Ryde Demand 8/10: growing professional and Asian-Australian demographic; consistent daily trade from Top Ryde City Westfield. | GO | 68 | 8/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 5 | Bondi Demand 9/10: Bondi Road and Hall Street drive year-round café and retail demand with a particularly strong summer premium. | CAUTION | 68 | 9/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 6 | Granville Demand 7/10: multicultural community drives consistent specialty food and service demand with strong loyalty. | GO | 68 | 7/10 | 3/10 | 4/10 | Analyse address → |
| 7 | Campbelltown Demand 7/10: south-west growth corridor; healthcare and education employment anchors drive reliable service demand. | GO | 68 | 7/10 | 2/10 | 4/10 | Analyse address → |
| 8 | Cabramatta Demand 8/10: John Street Asian market plus the broader Cabramatta CBD constitute the strongest Vietnamese-Australian commercial precinct in the country, with destination customers travelling from across Sydney. | GO | 68 | 8/10 | 3/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 9 | Glebe Demand 9/10: Glebe Point Road café culture anchored by University of Sydney proximity and strong residential density. | GO | 67 | 9/10 | 5/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 10 | Pyrmont Demand 9/10: Star Casino, Sydney Fish Market and the Tech Central edge produce a layered customer base — leisure visitors, tech workers, and a dense apartment-resident population. | GO | 67 | 9/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 11 | Marrickville Demand 9/10: inner west cultural hub with a fiercely loyal local customer base across cafés, specialty food, and creative retail. | GO | 66 | 9/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 12 | Potts Point Demand 9/10: Macleay Street hospitality density rivals Newtown; apartment-heavy demographics drive daily café and dining visits. | CAUTION | 66 | 9/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 13 | Hornsby Demand 7/10: northern corridor anchor for a large suburban catchment; Westfield drives reliable Saturday foot traffic. | CAUTION | 66 | 7/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 14 | Burwood Demand 8/10: Burwood Road Korean and Asian restaurant corridor draws destination diners from across inner-west and north-west Sydney. | CAUTION | 66 | 8/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 15 | Auburn Demand 7/10: Auburn Road Middle Eastern food precinct draws destination diners across Sydney for specialty cuisine. | GO | 66 | 7/10 | 3/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 16 | Penrith Demand 7/10: Western Sydney Olympic infrastructure investment is reshaping Penrith's commercial base and population growth trajectory. | GO | 66 | 7/10 | 2/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 17 | Paddington Demand 9/10: Oxford Street and Five Ways draw high-spending fashion, hospitality, and gallery crowds. | CAUTION | 65 | 9/10 | 7/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 18 | Petersham Demand 8/10: New Canterbury Road Lebanese precinct draws destination food customers from across the inner west. | GO | 65 | 8/10 | 4/10 | 4/10 | Analyse address → |
| 19 | Chatswood Demand 9/10: North Shore retail epicentre with unmatched Asian market concentration — strongest Chinese consumer market outside Sydney CBD. | CAUTION | 65 | 9/10 | 7/10 | 7/10 | Analyse address → |
| 20 | Parramatta Demand 9/10: best rent-to-foot-traffic ratio in Greater Sydney with 40,000+ daily workers and a growing residential base. | CAUTION | 65 | 9/10 | 5/10 | 9/10 | Analyse address → |
| 21 | Hurstville Demand 9/10: strongest Chinese consumer market south of Chatswood, with Westfield Hurstville and Forest Road sustaining cuisine-specific dining and specialty retail at scale. | CAUTION | 65 | 9/10 | 5/10 | 7/10 | Analyse address → |
| 22 | Eastwood Demand 8/10: Eastwood Plaza plus the dual-identity strip — Rowe Street West (Chinese) and Rowe Street East (Korean) — produces specialised dining demand that imports loyal destination diners from across northwest Sydney. | GO | 65 | 8/10 | 4/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 23 | North Sydney Demand 9/10: corporate concentration — 40,000+ office workers create predictable weekday lunch and coffee demand. | CAUTION | 64 | 9/10 | 8/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 24 | Strathfield Demand 8/10: multicultural food precinct with strong Asian community loyalty driving repeat dining visits. | CAUTION | 64 | 8/10 | 5/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 25 | Merrylands Demand 7/10: multicultural community cohesion drives higher revisit rates than comparable Western Sydney suburbs. | CAUTION | 64 | 7/10 | 3/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 26 | Bankstown Demand 7/10: demographic diversity drives specialty food and services demand — Arabic, Vietnamese and Chinese community clusters each sustain distinct precincts. | CAUTION | 64 | 7/10 | 3/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 27 | Liverpool Demand 7/10: south-west anchor with growing professional and healthcare employee base from Liverpool Hospital. | CAUTION | 64 | 7/10 | 3/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
| 28 | Lakemba Demand 6/10: Haldon Street is one of Sydney's most visited Middle Eastern food precincts — draws destination visitors especially on weekends. | CAUTION | 64 | 6/10 | 2/10 | 4/10 | Analyse address → |
| 29 | Alexandria Demand 9/10: creative and industrial precinct undergoing rapid gentrification — growing daytime hospitality demand from tech and design workers. | CAUTION | 64 | 9/10 | 6/10 | 5/10 | Analyse address → |
| 30 | Cronulla The station-to-beach spine delivers strong hospitality and lifestyle retail demand with consistent local loyalty. | CAUTION | 64 | 8/10 | 6/10 | 6/10 | Analyse address → |
Showing top 30 suburbs by retailscore · GO ≥69 · CAUTION 60–68 · RISKY <60
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